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PAF Approved by QA&AA: 18 April 2007 PAF Modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 15th^ April 2010 PAF finalised for 2010/11: 22 October 2010 PAF finalised for 2011/12: 23 August 2011 PAF modified re: short entry programme: 28 March 2012
THE PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION
1. Programme title and designation Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Single honours Joint Major/minor
2. Final award
Award Title Credit Value ECTS equivalent
Any special criteria
BDS Bachelor of Dental Surgery
795 (5 Year) or 675 (4 Year)
397or
337
N/A
3. Nested awards
Award Title Credit Value ECTS equivalent
Any special criteria
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
4. Exit awards
Award Title Credit Value ECTS equivalent
Any special criteria
BSc (Hons) Dental Studies 450 225 Unclassified, available to a student who has completed and passed all assessments in BDS Years 1, 2 and 3 and wishes to permanently leave the BDS Programme. A student must formally request the qualification.
5. Level in the qualifications framework M level 6. Attendance
Full-time Part-time Distance learning Mode of attendance N/A N/A
Minimum length of programme 5 years 4 years (GPEP) Maximum length of programme 5 years 4 years (GPEP)
7. Awarding institution/body King's College London 8. Teaching institution King's College London 9. Proposing department Dental Institute 10. Programme organiser and contact details
Professor Mark Woolford KCL Dental Institute Guy‟s Campus 020 7188 1162 mark.woolford@kcl.ac.uk
PAF Approved by QA&AA: 18 April 2007 PAF Modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 15th^ April 2010 PAF finalised for 2010/11: 22 October 2010 PAF finalised for 2011/12: 23 August 2011 PAF modified re: short entry programme: 28 March 2012
11. UCAS code (if appropriate) A A202 (Graduate Direct Entry Route) A206 (Additional Support Programme in Dentistry) 12. Relevant QAA subject benchmark/ professional and statutory body guidelines
Dentistry; General Dental Council „The First Five Years‟ 2002.
13. Date of production of specification January 2007 updated December 2011 14. Date of programme review 2015/
16. Educational aims of the programme The aim is to provide dentists for the country through a university education that integrates applied dental science including practice with the basic sciences. The intention is to produce a caring, knowledgeable, competent and skilful dentist, who is able to: accept professional responsibility for the effective and safe care of patients, appreciate the need for continuing professional development, and apply advances in relevant knowledge.
17. Educational objectives of the programme/programme outcomes
The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding and skills in the following areas:
Knowledge and understanding The programme provides a knowledge and understanding of the following: Biomedical sciences relevant to dentists. (cells and molecules, human systems, genetics, neuroscience, structural biology of the thorax, head and neck, detailed oral biology) Behavioural science relevant to dentists (communication, psychology and sociology for healthcare) Applied Dental Science relevant to dentists, principally oral diseases and their management (infection, inflammation, immunity, neoplasia, effects of systemic disease, preventive dentistry, restorative dentistry, oral surgery, dental public health, radiology, child dental health, ageing) Health sciences relevant to dentists (public health policy, ethics, law related to consent, the workplace & professional responsibility) Materials science relevant to dentists (instruments, materials used in dentistry & tissue reactions)
These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and strategies :
Attendance at lectures Participation in seminars & workshops, which require prior preparation Observation on clinics to learn patient management, to note the health status of patients, and compare normal with diseased and/or treated tissues. Independent study in the library, using computers, and by clinical observation to supplement, consolidate and broaden what has been taught
Assessment : Examinations & coursework. The coursework will be both formative and summative and will vary according to course.
Skills and other attributes Intellectual skills: Ability to analyse both scientific and clinical data Ability to form concepts of oral health
These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and strategies : Participation in seminars & workshops,
PAF Approved by QA&AA: 18 April 2007 PAF Modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 15th^ April 2010 PAF finalised for 2010/11: 22 October 2010 PAF finalised for 2011/12: 23 August 2011 PAF modified re: short entry programme: 28 March 2012
18. Statement of how the programme has been informed by the relevant subject benchmark statement(s)/professional and statutory body guidelines
The knowledge and skills set out in the sections above are closely related to those in the QAA Benchmark Statement for Dentistry. This and the GDC‟s The First Five Years: A Framework for Undergraduate Dental Education publication (2nd^ edition 2002) were fundamental in the design of the curriculum.
19. Programme structure and award requirements
The BDS programme is offered in full-time mode only and is of 5 years duration. Students following the A202 Graduate Entry Route attend for four years and are exempted Year 1 by way of relevant previous study. Students following A206 route (Additional support in Dentistry) will be part of the normal Year 1 cohort and will be given a personal academic and pastoral tutor who will be informed of their educational and support needs. Students will meet this tutor weekly for the first term of the BDS programme, this will be a requirement of entry. If necessary A206 students will have additional study time allocated in the first year on a Wednesday afternoon. All students will study a number of subjects each year. The assessment of courses will be integrated, therefore each year will comprise one single module. All courses are compulsory, although in Year 5 one day per week will be set aside for student selected activity, where students will have the opportunity to study in more detail areas of particular interest – these activities will not be summatively assessed. Assessment for students on A205 and A206 is the same.
The programme is structured as follows:
Year 1 BDS Part 1 A205 and A206, comprising Molecules, Cells and Tissues; Basic Human Systems (gastrointestinal, nutrition, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal); Introduction to Sociology & Psychology including Ethics and Professionalism; Applied Dental Science (including health education, preventive dentistry, radiological science); Basic Life Support
Year 2 BDS Part 2, comprising Plaque Related Disease; Operative Dentistry; Periodontology; Materials Sciences; Neuroscience; Oral Biology; Human Health & Disease (disease process: infection and inflammation); Preventive Dentistry; Head & Neck Anatomy; Treatment Planning; Basic Life Support; Oral/Clinical Science Project
Year 2 BDS Part 2 A202-GPEP and as for BDS Part 2 above plus a two and half week Introductory Course covering Year 1 Applied Dental Science (including health education, preventive dentistry, radiological science) and Introduction to Sociology and Psychology. Students the follow Year 3. 4 and 5 as below.
Year 3 BDS Part 3, comprising Conservative Dentistry; Periodontology; Human Health & Disease (cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine); Materials Science; Radiology & Radiography; Prosthodontics; Treatment Planning; Oral Surgery; Sedation; Basic Life Support, Neuroscience.
Year 4 BDS Part 4, comprising Prosthodontics; Periodontology; Conservative Dentistry; Paediatric Dentistry; Oral Surgery; Orthodontics; Oral Disease; Materials Science; Basic Life Support; Primary Dental Care; Dental Radiography.
Year 5 BDS Part 5, comprising Primary Dental Care; Oral Surgery; Oral Medicine; Dentistry for Children; Systemic Health & Disease; Law; Dental Public Health; Statistics, Basic Life Support; Sedation and Special Care; Acute Dental Care; Student Selected Activity.
PAF Approved by QA&AA: 18 April 2007 PAF Modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 15th^ April 2010 PAF finalised for 2010/11: 22 October 2010 PAF finalised for 2011/12: 23 August 2011 PAF modified re: short entry programme: 28 March 2012
Progression from one year to the next is subject to satisfactory attendance and passing assessments of competence and the examinations in that year. Students are only allowed two attempts at any examination. If a student is exceptionally allowed to repeat a year, then no further years may be repeated.
In order to meet the requirements for the award of BDS, 5-Year students must pass all examinations of BDS Parts 1 to 5; 4-year students must pass all examinations of BDS Part2 2-5.
Awards of Distinction and Merit will be available for each Part. The degree of BDS may be awarded “with Honours” to students who have demonstrated excellence throughout the programme. Criteria for the award of Distinctions, Merits and Honours are set out in the programme regulations and marking schemes.
(a) numbers of compulsory and optional units to be taken in each year of the programme Each year of the Programme equates to one module. All modules are core.
(b) range of credit levels permitted within the programme 5 and 6 (c) maximum number of credits permitted at the lowest level 120
(d) minimum number of credits required at the highest level 675
(e) progression and award requirements (if different from the standard) Each module must be passed before progression is permitted. All modules must be passed in order to obtain a BDS award. BDS 4-Year GPEP are exempt from BDS Part 1 by virtue of previous study.
(f) maximum number of credits permitted with a condoned fail (core modules excluded) None applicable
(g) are students permitted to take a substitute module, as per regulation A3, 20.7? No
(h) other relevant information to explain the programme structure
An unclassified BSc (Honours) in Dental Studies is available as an Exit Qualification to a student who has completed and passed all assessments in BDS Years 1, 2 and 3 and wishes to permanently leave the BDS Programme. A student must formally request the qualification.
The Programme Specification should be read in conjunction with the relevant edition of the Programme Regulations.
PAF Approved by QA&AA: 18 April 2007 PAF Modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 15th^ April 2010 PAF finalised for 2010/11: 22 October 2010 PAF finalised for 2011/12: 23 August 2011 PAF modified re: short entry programme: 28 March 2012
PROGRAMME APPROVAL FORM
SECTION 2 – SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Not all of the information in this section will be relevant for all programmes and for some programmes this section will not be relevant at all
1. Programme name Bachelor of Dental Surgery 2. If the programme is a joint award with an institution outwith the University of London has the necessary approval been sought from Academic Board?
Yes No Not applicable
Please attach a copy of the request to Academic Board
3. In cases of joint honours programmes please provide a rationale for the particular subject combination, either educational or academic
N/A
4. If the programme involves time outside the College longer than a term, please indicate how the time will be spent, the length of time out and whether it is a compulsory or optional part of the programme
Year abroad Year in employment Placement Other (please specify)
Time spent ………………………….. Compulsory/optional ………………………. Students spend time in clinical placements in partner NHS Trusts (GSTT/KCH) and at University of Portsmouth through years 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the programme. These placements provide the opportunity to gain clinical experience under supervision, to expand knowledge and develop designated skills and appropriate attitudes.
5. Please provide a rationale for any such time outside the College, other than that which is a requirement of a professional or statutory body N/A 6. Please give details if the programme requires validation or accreditation by a professional or statutory body Name and address of PSB General Dental Council, 37 Wimpole Street, London W1G 8DQ
Date validation/accreditation commenced; TBC
Date of last validation/accreditation: 2003 (5-year) 2008 (4-year)
Frequency of validation/ accreditation Date of next validation/ accreditation Approx 5 years December 2012
